Renewable freshwater per person in World fell from 13,680.24 cubic metres per person per year in 1961 to 5,392.94 cubic metres per person per year in 2022.
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Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024: largest move Low income, 53.57 years to 65.24 years (up); smallest High income, 76.04 years to 80.39 years (up).
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Under-5 mortality by income group
Under-5 mortality rate in 2024: highest Low income at 68.8 deaths per 1,000 live births, lowest High income at 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.
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Under-5 mortality by region
Under-5 mortality rate in 2024: highest Sub-Saharan Africa at 71.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, lowest North America at 6.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Resident applicationsapplications per year
- Nonresident applicationsapplications per year
Resident applications rose from 651,100 applications per year in 1985 to 2.39M applications per year in 2021; nonresident applications rose from 270,700 applications per year in 1985 to 1.02M applications per year in 2021 (World).
- R&D share of GDPpercent of GDP
- Researchers per millionresearchers per million people
R&D share of GDP rose from 1.96 percent in 1996 to 2.6 percent in 2023; researchers per million rose from 1,080.91 researchers per million people in 2000 to 1,651.59 researchers per million people in 2020 (World).
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Cereal yield
Cereal yield in World rose from 1,421.62 kg per hectare in 1961 to 3,954.95 kg per hectare in 2024.
Pressure and response
More people, more grain per hectare
- Population (pressure)index (1961 = 100)
- Cereal yield (response)index (1961 = 100)
By 2024 in World, with 1961 = 100, population (pressure) at 265.8 and cereal yield (response) at 278.2.
Pressure and response
Is output decoupling from emissions?
- GDP per person (pressure)index (1990 = 100)
- CO2 per person (response)index (1990 = 100)
By 2024 in World, with 1990 = 100, GDP per person (pressure) at 174.81 and CO2 per person (response) at 113.14.
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Population and CO2 per person since 1990
- Populationindex (1990 = 100)
- CO2 per personindex (1990 = 100)
By 2024 in World, with 1990 = 100, population at 153.63 and CO2 per person at 113.14.
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Life expectancy and GDP per person since 1990
- Life expectancyindex (1990 = 100)
- GDP per personindex (1990 = 100)
By 2024 in World, with 1990 = 100, life expectancy at 112.86 and GDP per person at 174.81.
- Electricity accesspercent of population
- Internet usepercent of population
Electricity access rose from 73.2 percent in 1998 to 91.93 percent in 2024; internet use rose from 15.6 percent in 2005 to 73.6 percent in 2025 (World).